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Ryan Anderson (that's me!) is the editor & founder of MNBeer. Much has changed since the fall of 2005 and I'm proud to have been a part of it all. Sometime I'll tell you about my grand theory that links craft brewing to punk rock. Just ask.

Town Hall Brewery News

By on May 4, 2007in brewpubs

Here’s a little news from Mike and the crew at Town Hall:

Hey All,
I’ve got some great news! We are getting a bunch more tanks….the bad news is that they won’t be installed for a while. What does this mean you ask? I’ll be frank – We are currently unable to keep up with demand (Thanks to all of you for that…you’re awesome!) and until those tanks are installed that will be the case. In attempt to stop running out of house regular beers like IPA, we will soon be serving just two seasonal beers rather than three. With the open line that is created we will offer additional guest beer offerings. Our intent with that open line is to feature other fine beers that are brewed in Minnesota, we look forward to sharing our tapline with our Minnesota brothers/sisters in brewing.

Jane has left her post behind our bar but wishes to invite you all down for beer this coming Sunday, May, 6 @ 7pm.

Join the Great American Beer Tour. During American Craft Beer Week May 14-20 you can win valuable prizes just for going to your local brewery. Stop in, earn points, win stuff, pretty cool. Check out further details at www.AmericanCraftBeerWeek.org.

Thanks for the continued support-
Mike

Gose at Herkimer

By on May 1, 2007in brewpubs

Never heard of Gose? You’re not alone… it’s not a terribly common type of beer, though rumor has it that Dave at the Herkimer brewed some up and it’s quite tasty.

Gose is an oddball style of North German ale that is sort of a cross between a Belgian Wit and a Berliner Weisse. It’s brewed with 1/2 wheat malt, spicedwith coriander. The fermentation is via ale yeast spiked with lactobacillus, so the beer has a definite tartness to it. Lastly, an addition of sea salt gives it a nice roundness and an interesting if slight saltiness. We’re serving it in a voluptuous 23 oz Weizen glass. Come check it out.

Burrito Union Grand Opening

By on May 1, 2007in general beer

Tuesday, May 1st is the grand opening celebration for Burrito Union in Duluth. They’ll have happy hour pricing on beer all day, records spinning and $1 from each burrito (as well as non-perishable food donations) goes to the Union Gospel Mission. Beer? By Fitger’s, of course.

[Edit: I’m a dolt. I wrote “Fitger’s Complex” earlier, but Burrito Union is located at 1332 E. 4th St., whereas the Brewhouse is located at 600 E. Superior St. Doh.]

Northern Brewer News

By on May 1, 2007in homebrew

Here’s some news from our friends over at Northern Brewer:

DRIP TRAY SALE
Stainless, 6” wide drip trays are now on sale for 25% off! Was $31.10, now $23.33!
Offer begins April 30! Get ’em while they’re hot: link
3 GALLON BETTER BOTTLES
These were discontinued by our supplier, but we found a small
supply of these rare 3 gallon better bottles! Sold in sets of two 3 gallon bottles. Limited quantities! Order while supplies last: link
MALT EXTRACT IN BULK FOR SAVINGS
Northern Brewer house brand malt syrup available in 33# jerrycans and Briess DME in 50# sacks. Find them online: link
LOWER PRICE ON NEW 5 GALLON KEGS
Was $145.00, now $119.95! link
NEW BEER KITS FOR SPRING!
We have added two new wheat-based fruit beers to our kit line – Peach Wheat and Dawson’s Kriek. Check them out at
link and link
NEW ITEM ROUNDUP

Belgian Soft Candi Sugar
link
Wyeast VSS Strains for April-June
link
Island Mist Blueberry Pinot Noir
link
Rahr White Wheat malt
link
Stainless Hop Steeper
link
NB AT THE NHC
NB will be at the National Homebrewers Conference in Denver, June 21-23. Stop by and say hi!

Barley John’s Maibock Release

By on May 1, 2007in beer events, brewpubs

It’s May and Barley John’s is rolling out the Maibock…

We will be celebrating the first day of May with the release of our annual Maibock. This Tuesday enjoy $2 glasses of Maibock from 4-8pm. The kitchen will also be conjuring up some German menu fare to go along with the release. Our outdoor patio is now open, so come on up and enjoy a glass of Maibock this Tuesday! (**note: there will be no cask this week due to the Maibock release party)

Maibock (8%abv): This traditional German lager is brewed back in Febuary to give it an appropriate amount of time to age – it is one of 3 lagers that we do every year because of the aging time. We brewed this beer in the traditional double decoction brewing style that releases a multitude of malty flavors characteristic of the style. A fiery orangish hue from the use of German Munich malt and hopped with German Hallertau. We cold lagered this beer for 4 months to allow the flavors to come together, it was well worth the wait!